Lol, no. Fuck off, Facebook!

FTFY

'Bulls**t of the highest order': Why Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want to talk about 'shadow profiles'

I haven't noticed this covered in this thread yet... but... yeah... that's fucked.

Super fucked, it's hard to know how to defend against this unless you're constantly behind a VPN, and methodically delete any Facebook cookies and ransomware (yes, I believe that is the correct label) that self-install when you visit ANY website.

I reckon Linkedin does this also. Some of it's suggested connections were not professional relationships at all, and it could only have known if it went through my emails.


Funny watching other companies take preemptive action on this issue. Apple updated iOS and the message is a big "We value your privacy!". Ok.

Corbett Report starting a new series where he goes searching for social media alternatives to Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, etc that arent under corporate control.

https://youtu.be/50IZSxYi68k

Also here's some that I have explored. Of course, they will get better with more users and content, but for now I use Riot for private messaging.

Blockchain Twitter Alts:
https://leeroy.io/
https://peepeth.com/

Blockchain Youtube Alt:
https://about.d.tube/

Blockchain Blogging Alt:
https://steemit.com/

Blockchain messaging:
https://about.riot.im/ (built using the Matrix messaging Protocol : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix...tion_protocol))
https://www.kik.com/developers-blog/ (Technically, I believe the messaging side is not utilising blockchain, but it does feature a currency available for kik users)

considering this all relates to identity, and our unshakable perception that our identity belongs to the individual. with the current systems in place, it is debatable who owns a citizen's identity, or even if national identity should exist. Either way, there has to be a better way to provide proof of identity.

People are wondering what the "killer app" will be for blockchain... it's digital identity:

https://www.civic.com/products/secure-identity-platform

https://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-h...ty-initiative/

Fuck that. I want anonymity. Which despite my best efforts I have given up, gradually, by leaving a trail of jigsaw pieces that can be used to create "a" picture.

^^^ word.

China is implementing some next-level shit:
‘Forget the Facebook leak’: China is mining data directly from workers’ brains on an industrial scale

This, combined with China's "Social Credit" system (aka Black-Mirror Nosedive episode) .... how is this different from slavery?

Now this is a good idea:
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...tax-regulation

One slight change I would suggest if you actually want people to think they can benefit from it: Change the word "data tax" to "data dividend"

In a way, this is what Basic Attention Token promises. https://basicattentiontoken.org/ . If you value my eyeballs, then you will pay me.

The Myth of the Echo Chamber

This pretty much aligns with my experiences of teaching media literary and critical thinking. We do currently have a bit of a moral panic about the idea of echo chambers.

Social Media Copies Gambling Methods 'To Create Psychological Cravings'

Trigger warning: Guardian

In the process of stripping down my FB to the bare mininum.

I found a FF Greasemonkey script that was able to bulk-delete almost everything I’d ever posted. From memory I had to delete Likes manually.

Jesus. I just looked at mine.

I was never HUGELY active on FB, and it sure took me a while to purge my account of everything.

Hooked
A book on how to build habit-forming products
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/hooked-2

Anonymous - This will Change Everything You Know... (2018-2019)
https://youtu.be/39RS3XbT2pU

Hannibal's sleeper account confirmed.

Problem Reaction Solution: Internet Censorship Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqC82zmHccU

Jeff Deist: Alex Jones’ Ban and Political Correctness
https://youtu.be/c47ZZccDMpU

In light of Alex Jones getting "banned in every hole",
In light of Julian Assange being extradited to become Chelsae Manning V2.0,
the social media government complex has delivered its message loud and clear:
Only politically correct speech may get a platform in the public sphere.

It's not ok to publicly question authority and the majority agenda.
Keep it to yourself, be sensitive of other people's feelings.
Eventually the only public voice will be that which is signed and approved by Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, et al.
People who think differently may convince themselves that no one shares their ideas or questions. They may self-censor and try to fit in.

In a way John Oliver and all those funny news shows set the table for the public to accept the removal of Alex Jones. Not only accept it, but cheer it on.

John Oliver is happy to play the "I am just a comedian, don't take me seriously!" But Alex Jones can't say "What I do is performance art." ?

Alex Jones Breaking. Zuckerberg Admits He Met In Secret To Ban Infowars & Alex Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFqxkgOD2k

That Alex Jones video is great. He's calling it on Tim Cook and Zuckerberg that they have tiny cock syndrome.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...-boys-account/

We're gonna ban our way to utopia!

H3 also had a strike for talking about Alex Jones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arRuwZEv5zU

H3?! Really?

Comedy is now weaponized propaganda for the state
https://www.bitchute.com/video/OmzTms48Nus/

It's been like this, night after night, for over 2 years. You could say "turn off the channel if you don't like it..." Yes, but you can't turn it off when your friends and loved ones casually repeat these insane talking points. And if you present a counter argument, people think you're picking a fight. Too much soy in everyone's diet!

I dont know anyone who watches those shows and I hadn’t heard that joke.

So what was Jon Stewart? When he retired that's about when I stopped watching political comedy.

I have seen some John Oliver, and he's always been open about the satirical and comedic nature of aspects of his shows, his genuine views and opinions apparent. But still, I found too heavy handed for me. I can't put my finger on what I enjoyed more about Stewart. Less serious, less intensity, better delivery?

I've only seen a handful of clip of Alex Jones. From what I've seen is he presents himself as completely authentic, but that might just be careful editing.

I wonder with Stewart, he was presenting genuine content rather than content canned for mass distribution and repetition?

he appears to present himself as authentic; the "performance art" stuff started coming out when he was losing custody in his divorce hearing

source : JRE and random internet rumors (the JRE where he got real drunk and started talking about interdimentional space vampires was pretty great)

i definitely also miss jon Stewart; hung in with the new daily show for about 2 weeks; full frontal with Samantha bee is wayyy too heavy handed/far left leaning and jon Olivier but i find him more entertaining than informative

Nich I think you need to take off the tinfoil and let the radio waves in

The Daily Show did have good content, and it wasn't polished, and yeah maybe it was genuine response to a world gone mad after 9/11. People did start going to Stewart for "unfiltered" news, which is probably the point where lightbulbs went on above a few TV execs heads. In a way, comedians have a way of removing all the noise and telling it how it is (ie Bill Burr)

Remember when Obama got elected? Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart were on air when it was announced that he won. They were in tears thinking it was the dawn of a better world. Then in the first week of the Daily Show after Obama got in, Jon Stewart was saying "I don't know how we can keep this show going with Obama as our president. There's no jokes."

And there it is. Obama was the untouchable darling who kept guantanamo open, loved drone warfare, wanted stricter policies on illegal immigrants, etc etc etc. Well, there's definitely no jokes there when the realisation sets in that it doesn't matter who you vote for, you get the same result.

Also, this:

Facebook Brags They Can Change ANY Public Opinion
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2...ublic-opinion/

You sound like a mouthpiece for the alt-right :mad:

High-IQ poster

Gavin Mcinnes, the man who brought us How to piss in public, and How to fight a baby . Is "suspended" forever from twitter, or rather he is not allowed to speak until the mid-term elections campaign is over.

Gavin McInnes Banned FOREVER: 'My Last 20 Tweets'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JGSjBPN8As

Alex Jones aye... this place has changed

Lest we not speak of what you brought to us those many many NZX years ago...

I'm working for NZX at the moment. Just not that NZX - instead it's the stock exchange. (Well... I can't imagine a porn mag wanting a power-price interchange ESB-based service...)

Facebook is cancer

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/w...s-germany.html

There's something about the dynamic of free speech and how it doesn't work like it used to in this. Facebook is a home for the ideas and views that once would have died on the streets when exposed to the light of day.